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ic⋅ter⋅us

  [ik-ter-uhs]
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–noun Pathology.
jaundice (def. 1).
Origin:
1700–10; < L < Gk íkteros jaundice, a yellow bird said to cure jaundice when seen

jaun⋅dice

  [jawn-dis, jahn-] noun, verb, -diced, -dic⋅ing.
–noun
1. Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.
2. grasserie.
3. a state of feeling in which views are prejudiced or judgment is distorted, as by envy or resentment.
–verb (used with object)
4. to distort or prejudice, as by envy or resentment: His social position jaundiced his view of things.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME jaundis < OF jaunisse, equiv. to jaune yellow (< L galbinus greenish-yellow) + -isse -ice
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ic·ter·us   (ĭk'tər-əs)   
n.  See jaundice.

[New Latin, from Greek ikteros.]
jaun·dice   (jôn'dĭs, jän'-)   
n.  

  1. Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes caused by deposition of bile salts in these tissues. It occurs as a symptom of various diseases, such as hepatitis, that affect the processing of bile. Also called icterus.

  2. A state or feeling of negativity or bitterness arising especially from envy or world-weariness.

tr.v.   jaun·diced, jaun·dic·ing, jaun·dic·es

  1. To affect with the discoloration of jaundice.

  2. To affect with the negativity or bitterness of jaundice. See Synonyms at bias.


[Middle English jaundis, jaunis, from Old French jaunice, yellowness, jaundice, from jaune, jalne, yellow, from Latin galbinus, yellowish.]
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Cultural Dictionary

jaundice [(jawn-dis)]

A condition in which the skin, the whites of the eye, and other tissues take on a yellowish color because of an excess of bile coloring in the blood.

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Word Origin & History

jaundice 
c.1303, from O.Fr. jaunisse "yellowness" (12c.), from jaune "yellow," from L. galbinus "greenish yellow," probably from PIE *ghel- "yellow, green" (see Chloe). With intrusive -d- (cf. gender, astound, thunder). Meaning "feeling in which views are colored or distorted" first recorded 1629, from yellow's association with bitterness and envy (see yellow).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ic·ter·us
Pronunciation: 'ik-t&-r&s
Function: noun
: JAUNDICE

Main Entry: jaun·dice
Pronunciation: 'jon-d&s, 'jän-
Function: noun
1 : a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and certainbody fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments that follows interference with normal production and discharge of bile (as in certain liver diseases) or excessive breakdown of red blood cells (asafter internal hemorrhage or in various hemolytic states) called also icterus
2 : any disease or abnormal condition (as hepatitis A or leptospirosis) that is characterizedby jaundice called also icterus
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Medical Dictionary

icterus ic·ter·us (ĭk'tər-əs)
n.
See jaundice.

jaundice jaun·dice (jôn'dĭs, jän'-)
n.
Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes caused by deposition of bile salts in these tissues, occurring as a symptom of various diseases, such as hepatitis, that affect the processing of bile. Also called icterus.

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